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Shovelnose Guitar Fish —

Shovelnose Guitarfish cruise the sandy flats of La Jolla's Ecological Reserve! 

A long, pointed snout and a guitar-shaped body give the shovelnose guitarfish its unique name. Compressed from belly to back, guitarfish bodies are attuned to life on the sand.

The shovelnose guitarfish is actually a ray that ranges from central California down to the Sea of Cortez. Guitarfish are generally considered harmless. Just don't interupt them during mating season, the only time they will get aggressive! 

What Shovelnose Guitarfish Look Like:

These guitarfish have body colors that range from olive to sandy brown on their upper body and white on their underside to help shovelnose guitarfish blend into their sandy seafloor habitat. Shovelnose Guitarfish have a "guitar-shaped" body and "shovel-shaped" head.

Where Shovelnose Guitarfish Live:

They live on sandy seafloors in bays, seagrass beds and estuaries, and usually in less than 40 feet of water. In La Jolla, shovelnose guitarfish can often be seen creeping along the sandy flats of the La Jolla Ecological Reseve.

The shovelnose guitarfish are often referred to as "skates" because they skate around the shallow sandy flats.

What Shovelnose Guitarfish Eat:

The shovelnose guitarfish has a mouth located on the bottomside of its body, which is well-placed for eating bottom-dwelling prey. Shovelnose guitarfish "breath" by pumping water in through holes (spiracles) on top of their heads, over the gills, and out through gill openings on the bottom of their disc.

Shovelnose guitarfish lie in the sand, ready to ambush their prey, with only their eyes sticking out, since their bodies are the same color as the sandy ocean floor. Guitarfish will erupt out of the sand to gulp down a crab, worm or clam that crosses its path. At night, they leave the sand to actively cruise the seafloor to feed on crabs, worms, clams and, even small fish.

How to see the Shovelnose Guitarfish:

Shovelnose Guitarfish are harmless and the best way to see them is to snorkel over them. Snorkeling over the guitarfish is the best way to spot them, because they blend in with sand due to their light colored bodies.  To get a little closer to these Shovelnose Guitarfish, try our Kayak and Snorkel Tour! 

Dont' want to get into the water?  Witness these amazing Shovelnose Guitarfish by kayaking above them and enjoying all the marine life in La Jolla from a-top our ocean kayaks. 

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